Chris Wright (football player)

Chris Wright

Date of birth:	August 24, 1972
Place of birth:	Valdosta, GA, USA
Date of death:	July 31, 2005
Place of death:	Atlanta, GA, USA
Career information
Position(s):	Wide Receiver, Kick Returner
College:	Georgia Southern
Organizations
As player:
1995 1996-98 2002	Baltimore Stallions Montreal Alouettes British Columbia Lions
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star:	1995
Awards:	1995 Frank M. Gibson Trophy
Honors:	1995 Grey Cup Champion

Chris Wright is a former award winning Canadian Football League kick returner and Grey Cup champion.

Wright played college football at Georgia Southern. His first year as a professional was successful, for as kick returner with the Baltimore Stallions he scored 3 touchdowns on punt returns and added a 82 yard punt return for a touchdown in their Grey Cup victory.^[1] This won him the Frank M. Gibson Trophy as best rookie in the CFL Southern Conference, and an all-star selection.

He moved north to Canada with the Stallions when they relocated and became the revived Montreal Alouettes. He missed the entire 1996 season due to injury, but had an impressive 1997 campaign, with 2 punt return touchdowns. He was released after the 1998 season, but resurfaced in 2002 with the British Columbia Lions, where he played 7 games.

Chris Wright was murdered in a shooting in Atlanta on July 31, 2005.^[2]

References

1. ^ [1] Baltimore Stallions 1995 Statistics
2. ^ [2] Former CFLer murdered in Atlanta, Monday, August 8, 2005, CBC Sports